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P.Balasubramani v. The District Collector

2025-12-09Honourable Mr Justice Abdul Quddhose5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 09-12-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE

1. P.Balasubramani Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The District Collector Office Of The Collectorate Salem District 2.The Tahsildar Office Of Tahsildar, Yercaud Taluk Salem District 3.The Head Surveyor Yercaud Taluk Salem District 4.The Inspector Of Police Yercaud Police Station Salem District Respondent(s) PRAYER Directing the 2nd respondent authority to issue patta in favour of the petitioner to his property in Survey No. 79 to an total extent of 1 acre 80 cents of lands in Nallur Village, Yercaud Panchayat union, Yercaud Taluk Salem district after duly measuring the petitioners property by fixing boundary stones based on the petitioners online application dated 18.08.2025 vide petition No. 2025/ 0105/ 08/ 631019 within such time as may be stipulated by this Honble Court. For Petitioner(s):

M.Sudhan For Respondent:

Mr. C. Jayaprakash Government Advocate for R1 and R3 Mr. R. Venkatesa Perumal for R4

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed, seeking for issuance of patta in favour of the petitioner for the property morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition based on the petitioner's online application dated 18.08.2025 within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

2. The petitioner claims that he is the owner of the property morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition and he also claims that he is in possession of the said property. He has submitted an online application with the second respondent on 18.08.2025, seeking for issuance of patta in his name. Since the said online application has not been consider, he has filed this writ petition.

3. Mr. C. Jayaprakash, learned Government Advocate accepts notice for R1 and R3 and Mr. R. Venkatesa Perumal, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of R4.

4. No prejudice would be caused to the official respondents, if the petitioner's online application seeking for issuance of patta, is considered on merits and in accordance with law within a time frame to be fixed by this Court after hearing the objections of any third party whom the second respondent deems fit to enquire.

5. For the foregoing reasons, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the second respondent to pass final orders on merits and in accordance with law on the petitioner's online application dated 18.08.2025 seeking for issuance of patta in his name for the property morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order after hearing the objections of any third party whom the second respondent deems fit to enquire. If the need arises for police assistance and on a request made by the second respondent, the fourth respondent shall render police assistance for the effective implementation of this order.

6. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. No Costs. 09-12-2025 Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes ab

To 1.The District Collector Office Of The Collectorate Salem District 2.The Tahsildar Office Of Tahsildar, Yercaud Taluk Salem District 3.The Head Surveyor Yercaud Taluk Salem District 4.The Inspector Of Police Yercaud Police Station Salem District

ABDUL QUDDHOSE J.

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